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28 January 1459 (aged 80–81) Disappeared in Kardali Vana near Srisailam, Vijayanagara Kingdom (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
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Shree Narasimha Saraswati Swami or Shree Nrusimha Saraswati Swami (श्रीनृसिंह सरस्वती, 1378−1459) was an Indian guru of Dattatreya tradition(sampradaya).[1] According to the Shri GuruCharitra, he is the second avatar of Dattatreya in Kali Yuga after Sripada Sri Vallabha.[2]
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Shree NarasimhaSaraswati Swami or Shree Nrusimha Saraswati Swami (श्रीनृसिंह सरस्वती, 1378−1459) was an Indian guru of Dattatreya tradition(sampradaya)...
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